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WORKING OVER of getting it back has
HOURS. to be done all over
again, with progress and results similar
to the previous undertaking. He ties a
knot in the thread this time, however,
to secure it. A button is found after
much difficulty and more swearing and
this is put to the place on the pants to
see if it will fit. There is a big lump of
knotted, tangled thread where the but
ton aught to go. Our bachelor friend
proceeds to pick the thread out
with his finger nails, if he has
any nails long enough. Fifteen minutes
of valuable time is wasted in the effort,
when he concludes to sew the button
on at one side of the old place. The
needle and thread are run through the
pants and passed through a hole in the
button. 1t is very easy to get it back,
through another hole of the button, but
the following strange complication of
events enSues:
Can't find the hole in the button
takes out the needle-tries again-pricks
his finger-SwearS-t again-breakS
the point off the needle-swears-tr
to get the blanketty blunt-ended needle
through anyhow-the other end goes
deep into his finger owing to his mighty
effort to force the needle through the
cloth and solid part of the button
swears fearfully, in fact, most I'M
Observation-Disclosures again--mOre blood
and profanity-hasn'tg got another needle
goes at it again-Succeeds in getting
stitch thrOugh--SighS as ii relieved of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
Making snicide Profitable.

The latest dodge for extracting coin
from the pockets of sympathetic Paris
ians is the suicide game. One man
threw himself into the river, brave
bystander rescued him, and, touched by
his tale of poverty and despair, gave
him all the coin in his pockets. The
sympathizing crowd followed suit with
francs, half francs and lesser but &C
ceptable change. A police inspector,
who did not trust human nature too i'm
plicitly, followed rescuer and rescued
man as the walked off, and tracked them
drinks for the crowd which was, evil
IDENTIFY, impatiently awaiting his arrival,
and related the tale in manner which
convulsed his auditors with delight.
The two rogues were deposited in the
nearest police station, and there are said
to be many such impostors in Paris.
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German "Gretna Green"

st. James Gazette.
The latest German grievance against
HeligOland is that it is kind of North
Sea Gretna Green, responsible for all
kinds of scandalous Opponents from
the fatherland. The Kolnische Zeitung
calculates that about forty runaway
couples were married at Heligoland in
1886, and that up to the end of June of
the present year another score have
availed themselves of the matrimonial
facilities afforded by the perfidious
island. This state of things does not
arise from any theoretical laxity of the
law in relation to marriages. On
paper everything is as it should be;
but it appears that when any Of the
numerous documents that would be. re-
CURED in Germany are missing the
HeligolanderS, according to an old FriS-
ian practice, accept the word of the bride
groom that everything is in order and
that the document has either been mis-
laid or forgotten. In addition to this
absurd artleSSness, only one public no.
tice of marriage is required; and so
couples arriving on the Saturday may
be married on the following Monday.
What, however, eXciteS most indigna-
tiCn in Germany is that the clergyman
who SolemniZeS these marriages is him
self a German, and that he manages to
turn pretty penny through the laxity
of Tristan custom and the unfriendly
negligence of the British. So the CO.
lOgne newspaper states, and the matter
might be worth the attention of the au-
thoritieS. !.
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one worn by Maj. Bracket. He claims
that in the course of week ne will
have as big beard as the best OF them
Col. Crooks wears noble dark brown
beard, of the antique Roman order such
as Pliny and Augustus wore, lin the
paimy days of Rome little ere the
mighty Julius fell.''
Il. w. Teasdale, general passenger
agent of the Omaha, went out to Alaska
this summer and put in three OF four
months cultivating one of the most ferO-
cious boards in the business. He says
there is no place in the United States
where beard will grow so fast as in
Alaska.
Major Pond wears a beautiful mus
tache and goatee, which he continually
fondles.
HI. G. Burbank sports mustache
and goatee of the color of Mrs. Langtry'S
hair.
Webster Smith doesn't say much about
it, but at the same time :he sports gor-
geOusly heavy beard.
EX-Alderman Mitsch is second edi-
ton of Horace Greeley. He studiously
avoids having sign of hair seen upon
his chin, but from far beneath that chin
creepS out full round beard up nearly
to his ears OH both sides of his face.
Os NJ. DOhlCl. plCSitiOHo vi eiAO Oooiu
of trade, wears a Roscoe Conkling beard
and mustache.
H. H. Burbank sports mustache and
goatee of the Queen Ann style.
Capt. j. ID. Wood takes great satiSfac-
ton in smoothing down his mustache
and goatee.
When Jupiter shook his ambrosial
locks some of them got loose and drop
ped down. S. S. Eaton was The fortu-
nate man that happened to be where
they fell, and now he discounts Maj.
Bracket and all the rest of the boys on
the beard question.
Capt. Starkey wears Gen. Grant
beard.
Building Inspector Johnson wears a
beard OF the. Vandyke pattern.
This list would be very incomplete if
the well-known and universally admired
beard of George w. Lamson were omit
ted. 1t is of the Marquis of Queenbury
style, and is as full of beauty las the
milky way in a frozen night is full of
stars" S. 3. w.
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in front, with the exception of the
tailor-made, and the latter will have
narrow fiat garniture, in the shape of
smooth vests and slender reverS. l
have already said that Jerseys seem to
be restored to all their old-tlme favor.
They are not so plain as formerly. but
are made with yokes, plaits and trim
mingS of various kinds, which keep
them to shape and serve to conceal de-
fects of the figure which plain ones EN-
phasizedsso strongly. Wraps are made
of cashmereS, in dark shades, with loose
sleeves, and lined throughout 9Th
bright satin, are very, stylish. The
trimming is Chantilly lace about three
inches wide, gathered as fully as posi-
bic, and stitched on in four rows close
together. This makes pretty ruch-
ing that is very becoming
1t eneireles the throat, goes
down the front and about the sleeves,
aud sometimes when the back is Slashed
up it is decorated with row. A claret-
colored cashmere, lined with a satin of
Salmon-colored pink, myrtle green
laid with pistache, granite gray lined
with blue, or mulberry-c olored garment
showing here and there crimson CLEAN
of satin, are among the beautiful things
offered.
OLD SMITH HAS A LARGE HEART.
After beStowing proper share of af-
lection on his wife, he found he was
carrying more stock, which he went and
unlOaded at the feet of miss of twenty,
who was fond of balls, fast horses and
other amuSementS which the Staid wife
of his bosom frOwned upon. A certain
store on Broadway imported style of
brocaded velvet robes, and the first lot
of them was limited to a dozen, each of
different color. 1t was Miss Lottie
RuSSe'S birthday (She was the TootSie of
of old Wootsie's affectionS), and Smith
bought lovely lavender for her. In a
burst of remOrSeful generosity he pur-
chased the mulberry adorned robe for
Mrs. Smith. Both were sent to h S
Office. A messenger then conveyed the
mulberry to the wife, and old Smith
carried the lavender himself. Mrs.
Smiths dress was greatly admired, and
an old lady Side-partner of hers was de-
SirouS of getting something like it, The
two went to the emporium and explained
their errand to the gentlemanly clerk.
He could duplicate the lavender but not
What had become of the lavender?
''Of course the dark robe was much
the more desirable" discoursed the
counterjumper; 1.-The lavender was only
fit for ball costume
Il have no use for such a costume, as
l never go to balls" briSlled Mrs. Smith.
Il have certainly put my foot in it, y
thought the clerk.
Mrs. Smith went home and kept he1
counsel, but kept a close watch on the
old man.
II find | shall have to run down to the
Branch if want to catch Jones before
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Preachers and White Horses.

Cincinnati Telegram.
Talk about red-headed girl and a
white horse, Oh, that's nothing" said
Capt. Bohon this morning. There's
no point about it; it's only a coinci-
dence. There are no afterclaps of either
good or bad luck attending the seeing a
woman with hair the color of scent
brown sugar and white horse, but
when steam bOatman sees a minister
and white horse get on board then he
knows there's going to be an accident.
It's sure thing, too. Why, there
amt an old steam boatman from Pitts
burg to New Orleans that would go
aboard of boat with preacher and a
white horse. The boiler would burst,
the smokestack fall or some other acct
dent would be bound to happen about
the boat
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holds up the needle Ibid A CAMEL GET
with his left. The THROUGH THERE?''
subsequent proceedings are best de-
scribed this way:
Looks through the eye of the needle
takes deadly aim with the stiffened end
of the thread-misses-s
tgain-stiffens the thread again-firSt
aking the precaution to wet it-another
aim-another miss-another swear
more wetting and stiffening of
the thread more aiming more
missing more swearing-and so
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LATE TO CHURCH.

Did you ever see them coming into church a
little late,
And attempt to read their temper by the ma
ture of their gait?
TITS very pleasing study, and you'll find it
worth your while
To observe these people walking up the car
pet covered aisle.
First there comes, perhaps, an aged, bent
and sober-featured man,
Whose uncertain shutting indicates as plainly
as it can
That he's weary, weary, weary, and is haunt
That the next time he'll be carried, carried
up the church aisle dead.
Next behind him comes lady, cheeks lit
tie Sunken now,
Streaks of white in hair and ages tell-tale
wrinkles on her brow;
But her walk is slow and stately and it
re. plainly seems to say,
20, we toiled and saved when younger; we're
enjoying it to-day"
Then there is married daughter, and her
languid step betrays
Her uneasiness beneath the craning concen-
trated gaze,
While her Notwithstanding dress skirts are
declaring it shame
To come into church so tardily, but she is not
to blame.
She has children and they follow. clinging
one to either hand,
And they stumble, looking choirward, asking
INA, is that the bandy'
But she holds them up, and, STOPPING, softly
tells them to be still,
Thinking, ''I'll not be so late again-con-
twisted il Wilt"
Then there comes younger sister tripping
lightly down the aisle,
Resting on her proudly tossing head hat Of
latest style;
And the meaning of her manner is, 81 wish
that fathers pew
Was little further forward; then I'd longer
be in view!"
20. G. Hooper, in Columbus Sunday News.
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Cause of Emotion.

Omaha World.
Omaha Mantle Paper says seven
brides in different PARTS of the country
have died of excitement and emotion at
the altar.
Wife-ShouIdn't wonder. 1t is re-
markable. that so many women live
through the ceremony.
81 don't see why they shouldn't"
'Humph! That shows all you know
about dresses"
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No Wonder he Was Dismayed.
Tid-Bits

Wife Ito sick prohibitionist)-The doc
tor says my dear, that you must take
whisky to tone up your system.
Sick prohibitionist-Well, if 1 must.
why of course that settles it; but whisky
is an awful curse. How much am i to
take?
Wife-A teaspoonful twice day.
Sick prohibitionist-Great heavens J! is
that all?
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down there, and the boat was over
crowded.
THAT WAS THE REASON
Mrs. Smith went by the train.
The Smiths had multitude of friends
spending the early autumn at the
haved man Miss L. tie was staying at
cottage with some people connected
with the races at Monmouth, and Smith
went on the strict q. t. to see her.
''YOur wife came down on the train
with me-" said a gentleman to Smith, on
the avenue.
"The deuce she did," said Smith to
himself, as he took carriage and drove
to the house of a friend, where, much to
his good woman'S annoyance, he found
her.
81 thought I'd give you a little sur
PRISE said She,'' and perhaps it will be
greater one. I've brought down my
new dress, and am going to the hop to-
night"
Smith put good face on it. He sent
a note to Lottie to say the wife had
come, and there mnst be not even a
speaking acquaintance between them
that evening. She must go with the
French Poole family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith made fine appearance, and he
was so devoted that she began to think
she had suspected him unjustly, but all
at once lively party entered, and
among them the sharp-eyed old lady
Spied mauve dress brocaded in hello
| trope-colored velvet. From a distance
| it looked like her mulberry and black.
When Smith was out of sight Mrs.
Smith and another dowager took a
Decline for the corner where the
| lavender was ensconced. The pat
tern was exactly the same, but
executed in different colors. Mrs.
Smith heard one of the party address
| the lavender-clothed young woman as
''Lottie," and with these bare and
meager statistics she opened the cam
paign. ''Now, Smith," said she, ''don't
| add any lies to your other crimes. l
know all about this Lottie business, and
| that's what brought me down. That
hussy has confessed the whole-shown
me your presents-even the last, the
| lavender robe you bought On the Goth
at Plush & CretOnne's."
Smiths memory failed-he did not
remember he had bought the dresses
together. Smith could not see loop
hole. He admitted everything. He
was skillfully led on to a full confess
sion, and imagine his CONSERVATION
then, after disgorging damaging facts
| for two consecutive hours, that willy
wife astonished him by telling him she
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Mrs. Mackay's Wonderful cloak

It is said Mrs. Mackay is aboutta dis
play a gorgeous toilet piece in the shape
of a cloak made entirely out of the
feathers of Paradise birds at Paris. The
price of a single bird is about 40 francs,
and 500 birds would be necessary to
form this strange garment, which, when
finished by the dressmaker, will cost
over $4,000 francs. Two famous shots
have started for New Guinea to collect
the birds.
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"Blank blank blanketty blank" and he
doesn't say blank or dash either.
When he gets up in the morning all he
has to do is to wash, dress, fasten on his
collars and cuffs with modern Beau
Brummel precision, go to the restaurant
buy cigar and dream of the great en-
viable future, very, very far off future.
But, after all, he has his troubles.
Being a bachelor he must
dress well, for his bachelorhood
may be state preliminary to marriage,
or it may be a settled confirmed cOndi-
ton of life selected after long and
serious fit of mistaken love; and in
either case his carefulneSS in dress will
be strongly marked. So in the early
morn it comes rather disagreeable to
find pair of pants with one of the rear
buttons missing.
Dear reader, did you ever see man
with pair of trousers OH that lacked
one or two rear buttons? If you haven't
it may be plain to tell you that his pants
have a baggy lOp-sided appearance,
something like distracted hustle. And
of all things in the world bachelor is
most particular about it is his panta-
looms.
The first thought that strikes bach
elOr in such predicament ls-Well it's
impossible to do it justice in polite En-
glish After he Gains down he perhaps
| thinks he would like to have somebody
sew the buttons Oh for him. Unfortu-
nately the time isefiNing with torment,
ing rapidity andsit necessary to get
those trousers on to keep all hissengage-
ments, for he has appointments at the
club at 9 a. M, and he expects some
friends to arrive at the hotel soon after
and there are numerous unavoidable
duties to attend to which onlya bache.
| lor knows anything about. Therefore
| he concludes that he'd better try to sew
that button on himself-no, not on him
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great diStresS-runs
the needle an d
thread back through
another hole in the
button with tolera-
bic eaSe-tries to
get another stitch
t h ro u g HIN o r e
blood and more I'M
gentlemanly ! a n :
sc Il a G &c h a mber-
maid is cleaning up
an adjoining room
she hears a noise
and comes to find
out what it's all
about-he tells her
l. =.
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Miss Selden's fiance is approaching
them across the lawn.)
Judge S.-Who is that coming across
the lawn, daughter?
Miss S.-Why, papa, don't you see?
That's Teddy. He said he intended
coming over this evening.
Judge S.-Ah, yes; l see now; l
thought at first it was a man.
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tiD-N ~

on button-she says she will do it for
him-he says: 'Oh, no; never mind; l
guess l can get along"-she says:
YOU'D better let me do it for you''-
her voice is winning-he concludes he
will let her take the job in hand-so he
opens the door little bit-takes good
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self, but on the pants
The very first
thing to do is to
thread the needle.
All we'll regulated
bachelors should
have a needle and
some thread. He
takes the end of the
thread from t h e
spool" moistens il
with his mouth, and
proceeds to Stiffen it
with his finger and
thumb. Then he
takes the thread in
his right hand and
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on, until at the
lapse of an hour the
thread is finally
through the needles
eye. He is just COM
mencing to think that
he'd rather be rich and
have servants than be
a camel and have to
squeeze through the
eye of that needle when
the thread comes out,
and the tedious job
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THE BLESSING. and again.
Such is the way a bachelor sews on
his buttons. It's all the same if he has
shirt to mend. Bother, fretting, blood
and profanity. Finally sweet, con-
siderate woman comes along and takes
the job off his hands entirely and he is
May be he'll answer the Question after
awhile in the way of the world.
C. FL
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CATHOLICS IN SCANDINAVIA
The Church Of Rome Making
Great Strides.


The church of Rome continues to
make great strides in Scandinavia.
Many Lutherns have been converted at
Stockholm, and there is so much good
will towards Catholics that at recent
fancy fair held for a Catholic hospital
the sum of $4,000 francs was obtained,
mostly from non-Catholics. The new
prefect-apostolic of the North, Mgr.
Fallize, has been Oh visit to
Christiana, where he was received
by the government authorities.
Though Catholic emancipation in Den
mark dates only from 1913, there are
now 1900 Catholics in the country,
served by some thirty priests, with
schools taught by sisters of religious
communities. The Jesuit fathers have
college in Copenhagen with over forty
students. In Norway, before 1915, Cath
Ollie priests were forbidden the country
under pain of death. Twenty years
ago there were only $50 Catholics, now
there are over 800. with 20 priests; while
sisters of charity have the management
of two hospitals and eight schools. The
sparseness of the population and the
great distances which separate one
town from another are, of course, unfa-
vorable conditions for the propagation
of religion in Ultima Thule.
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braided or beaded rivals. Boucle and
tufted seem to have lost their hold on
the popular fancy, and plain cloths in
solid cOlOrS seem to be SuperSeding
them. The jersey is in truth a Shapelv
garment, if the human filling be
shapely, L saw fair huntress of the
sort who use perfumed gun powder and
bitiOn at the Country club the other day,
and was so handsome figure that [
Sketched her on the spot. Tailor-made
jerseys appear to be coming to the front;
also. jerseys having reversed fronts
covered with jet shells. Outside of
black, tan and brown seem to be the
favorite colors in jerseys. Corduroy for
stylish walking costumes for autumn, in
dark blue, dark green, bronze and steel
gray colorS bids fair to prove quite
fashionable.
THE STYLES OF THE Sc COSTUMES
will be exceedingly simple from the
fact of the fabric being rather heavy
and infexible. The basque will be
similar to that of riding habit, and has
very high collar and tight sleeves.
The only trimmings permissible will be
the use of silver buttons, Ornamented
with fantastic devices. While the jer-
sey thus retains high favor, it is also
abused by audacious girls. A creature
IN Wnlue Jersey. contrasting WlUn long
black gloves and hat, was an object that
/ saw posing on a bench in Central
park, while beside her stood a scarcely
less exaggerated girl. But these are
exceptions. Slightly costumes are in a
majority. Cashmeres are also going to
be largely used in forming neat and
dressy gowns for young ladies. The
new goods of this description are very
finely finished, and can be found in all
the tints. the neutral shades, and the
bright colors. They will be made up
alone. or combined with surah. or other
soft silks in either another tone of the
same hue as the cashmere or in con-
trasting color. Lace sacques and shawls
are in requisition. Lace flounces are
also in high demand.
RIBBON Is THE FAVORITE OFFSET
of these dresses. Cashmere shawls,
with fringed ends. are still fashionable,
also the Algerian, striped with tinSel
and bour6tte. Then there are the In
dIa chuddah square ShawlS for greater
warmth. Beautiful little wraps for
warm days or evenings are also square
shaped and of embroidered China Grape
with long, fringed ends, while close
akin are embroidered China Scarfs, also
with long ends.
What of the autumn dandy? He has
just dOnned his fall overcOat, and you
often see him in his best afternoon make
up. Collars started on a vigorous
growth several seasons ago, and they
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olto uOWll dllo Wdloo
smiles i S t e n s to
sweet, soft, musical
h u IN m j n g-the fem
mime voice has a pc
culiar charm about it
smiles some more
hears a little knock ON
the doOr-opens it a
little bit ag ain-re-
\ ceives his pants-sees
1.-THE button sewed on
nicely and solidly
smiles again-again-